Song Yan mused, "How does one place a piece?"
Li Shanhai said, "The comparisons at the Realm Realm are fairly simple, as both sides can only barely place one piece.
That single piece often involves a thread of soul entering the chessboard, choosing a person to attach to, using one's own power on that person for a trial. Afterward, a brief comparison reveals victory or defeat, with the Dao hearts of both sides becoming aware. Thus, without soldiers or bloodshed, the Dao hearts are revealed, and the outcome is decided with restraint."
Song Yan asked, "Old master, after receiving ten, hundred, or even a thousand years of cultivation, what becomes of the one possessed once the game ends?"
Li Shanhai replied, "Cloud mountains witness the rotting of pieces, lost in Peach Blossom Spring—each believing they encountered an Immortal but, in reality, was a great dream wherein nothing truly changes.
